The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.

January is shaping up to be the coldest in a decade as the polar vortex dips south across the eastern half of the United States — shocking a nation that has enjoyed an unusually balmy end of the ...

The polar vortex is coming back. After a half-month hiatus, frigid air will again surge across the United States beginning this weekend through next week, as the unusually cold blob of air dips ...

The United States is currently experiencing an intense cold front linked to the so-called Arctic “polar vortex”. The icy air that has particularly affected the central and eastern United ...

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and ...

Extreme weather is sweeping across the United States. Last week, the polar vortex peaked, bringing freezing temperatures to much of the country.

A polar vortex is currently hitting the United States, with schools closed in many parts of the country and at least four reported deaths caused by treacherous conditions. Heavy snow falls as a ...

A blast of arctic air from Canada has brought the season's coldest weather to most of the United States. The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the ...

As for if the polar vortex is to blame for last week's Gulf Coast snowstorm, the answer is no. In fact, none of the cold air outbreaks so far this winter, even across the country, are linked to ...

Chain reaction could unleash cold polar vortex across United States through April Don't put away those coats just yet, weather forecasters tell North Americans. By Brian Lada, Accuweather.com.

Meteorologist Ben Noll wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on December 29: "A lobe of the polar vortex threatens to bring some seriously cold and possibly snowy weather to the United States during the ...